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 Brett
Cohen
Brett Cohen joined the Energy systems analysis and planning
programme at ERC in 2009.
Qualifications
BSc (Chem Eng) (UCT); PhD (UCT)
Current research interests and
focus areas
Brett's research spans a range of projects which fall at the
technology/ sustainability interface, and is currently involved in
projects related to national energy systems modelling and
alternative energy technology development and deployment. He has
extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and is an experienced
facilitator on projects related to problem structuring and problem
analysis in complex decision problems with multiple
stakeholders in the energy sector
Previous experience
After graduating with his PhD Brett spent some time in commercial
consultancy in Cape Town, and then took up a research position at
the University of Sydney in Australia, where his work focused on
multi criteria decision analysis and development of agent based
modelling frameworks for energy systems analysis. He also explored
the application of these frameworks in the minerals, waste and water
supply sectors. He returned to the Department of Chemical
Engineering at the University of Cape Town in 2006 where he has been
involved in lecturing and research on the undergraduate programme.
Selected recent publications
- R. Kempener, B. Cohen, L. Basson,
and J. Petrie, 2009. ‘A Framework for Analysis of Industrial
Networks’, in M. Ruth and B. Davidsdottir (eds), The Dynamics
of Regions and Networks in Industrial Ecosystems, Edward
Elgar.
- S. Burton, B. Cohen, S.
Harrison, S. Pather-Elias, W. Stafford, R. van Hille and H. von
Blottnitz, 2009. Energy From Wastewater - A Feasibility Study,
Water Research Commission Project K5/ 1732, Water Research
Commission, Pretoria.
- J. Beck, R. Kempener, B. Cohen,
JG Petrie, 2008. A Complex Systems Approach to Planning,
Optimization and Decision Making for Energy Networks: A South
African Bio-energy Case Study, Energy Policy 36: 2803-
2813.
- G. Heinrich, L. Basson, B.
Cohen, J. Petrie and M. Howells, 2007. Ranking Power Expansion
Alternatives For Multiple Objectives Under Uncertainty,
Energy 32 (12): 2350-2369.
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